Eddie McGoorty of Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Oshkosh, Wisconsin

As of the census of 2000, there were 62,916 people, 24,082 households, and 13,654 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,662.2 people per square mile . There were 25,420 housing units at an average density of 1,075.6 per square mile...

was a middleweight boxing champion under the name Edwin Van Dusart who went professional in 1905.

Biography

He was born Edward Martin McGoorty on July 31, 1889. He won the Amateur 130 lb Boxing Championship of Wisconsin in 1904, at the age of 15. A middleweight contender from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, he was briefly recognized as the World Middleweight Champion in Sydney, Australia. His last recorded bout took place in 1922. He died on November 2, 1929. He is buried in Berlin, Wisconsin.